Academics

Prof. Dr. Mine TURAN

Chair of Department

Educational Background

B.Sc.: Dokuz Eylül University, Department of Architecture (1990 – Awarded with degree)
M.Arch.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Restoration (1994)
Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology (İYTE), Department of Architecture (2000)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of historic buildings and environments
  • Documentation of historic buildings

Prof. Dr. Hülya YÜCEER

Vice Chair of Department

Manager of Design Architecture and Urban Research Center (TAMİKAM)

Educational Background

B.Sc.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture (1993)
M.Arch.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture, Graduate Program in Restoration (1997)
Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architecture (2005)
Certificate on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Conflict ICCROM-International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property-Rome, Italy (September 2011- November 2011)
Research Fellow at English Heritage, Department of Heritage Protection Reform, London, UK (June 2011- September 2011)

Research Interest

  • Architectural conservation
  • Cultural heritage and conflict
  • Cultural heritage and tourism
  • Adaptive reuse of historic buildings
  • Design in historic environment

Prof. Dr. Elif UĞURLU SAĞIN

Vice Rector

Educational Background

B.Arch.: Dokuz Eylül University (DEU), Department of Architecture (2002)
M.Sc.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architectural Restoration (2005)

Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architecture (2006-2012)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of historic buildings
  • Characterization and conservation of historic building materials
  • Historic lime mortars and plasters, historic building bricks

Assoc. Prof. Dr. F. Nurşen KUL

Erasmus Coordinator

Department Vice President for Quality

Educational Background

B.Arch.: Karadeniz Technical University (KTU), Department of Architecture (1998)
M.Sc.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture, Graduate Program in Restoration (2003)
Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture, Graduate Program in Restoration (2010)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of cultural heritage
  • Values of cultural heritage
  • Conservation for 20th century architecture
  • Early Republican architecture

Asst. Prof. Dr. Felat DURSUN

Educational Background

B. Arch.: Çukurova University, Department of Geological Engineering (2005)
M.Sc.: Dicle University, Department of Mining Engineering (2008)

Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Geological Engineering (2017)

 

Research Fellow: Getty Conservation Institute, LA, USA (2014-2015)

Post-Doc: University Collage London,, Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, London, UK (2022-2023)

 

Research Interest

  • Characterization and conservation of natural building stones
  • Stone in architecture
  • Geoarcheology

Inst. Dr. Kerem ŞERİFAKİ

Material Conservation Laboratory Coordinator

Educational Background

B. Arch.: Dokuz Eylül University (DEU), Department of Architecture (2002)
M.Sc.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architectural Restoration (2005)

Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architecture (2017)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of historical structures
  • Historical construction materials
  • Historical mural paintings 

Res. Assist. Dr. Ayşen ETLACAKUŞ

Educational Background

B.Arch.: Dokuz Eylül University (DEU), Department of Architecture (2006)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architectural Restoration (2012- 2015)

Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2015-2023)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of Historic Buildings
  • Conservation of Historic Rural Settlement
  • GIS-Based Evaluation of Cultural Heritage
  • Cultural Landscape
  • Historic Landscape Characterization

Res. Assist. Dr. Fatma Sezgi MAMAKLI

Social Responsibility Coordinator

Educational Background

B. Arch.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architecture (2013)
M.Sc.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architectural Restoration (2013-2016)
Assosciate’s: Anadolu University, Cultural Heritage and Tourism (2019)
B. Soc.: Anadolu University, Department of Sociology (2020-…)
Ph.D.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2016-2023)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of cultural heritage

Res. Assist. Dr. Keziban Müge ÇELİK

Educational Background

B. Arch.: İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architecture (2013)

M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architectural Restoration (2013-2016)

Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2016-2022)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of cultural heritage

Res. Assist. Şeyma SARIBEKİROĞLU

Educational Background

B. Arch.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture (2015)
M.Sc.: İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architectural Restoration (2015-2017)
Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2018-….)

Research Interests

  • Conservation of rural architectural heritage
  • Conservation of 20th-century architectural heritage

Res. Assist. Hatice Ayşegül DEMİR

Educational Background

B. Arch.: İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architecture(2019)

M. Sc.:  İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2019-2022)

Ph.D.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2022-…)

Research Interest

  • Structural analysis
  • Historic construction techniques
  • Conservation of historic urban environments

Res. Assist. Nihan BULUT

Educational Background

B. Arch.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture (2018)
M. Sc.:  Middle East Technical University (METU), Graduate Program in Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2018-2022)
Ph.D.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2022-…)

Research Interest

  • Climate change and disaster risk management for cultural heritage
  • Conservation management of multi-layered historic settlements
  • Industrial heritage and adaptive reuse

Res. Assist. Tuğçe AYDINALP

Educational Background

B. Arch.: İzmir Economy University (IEU), Department of Architecture (2019)
Associate’s: Anadolu University, Cultural Heritage and Tourism  (2020)
M. Sc.:  İzmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2019-2022)

Ph.D.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2022-…)

Research Interest

  • Characterization and conservation of historic building materials

Res. Assist. Zeynep ÖZKAYA İLBEY

Educational Background

B. Arch.: Dokuz Eylul University (DEU), Department of Architecture (2020-Awarded with degree)
M. Sc.: Dokuz Eylul University (DEU), Department of Architecture, M.Sc. in Restoration (2020-2023)
Ph.D.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2023-…)

Research Interests

  • Conservation of historic buildings
  • Conservation of rural heritage
  • Sustainable conservation strategies

Res. Assist. Pınar GÖKÇINAR BALKAN

Educational Background

B. Arch.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Architecture (2011)

M. Sc.: Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH), Department of Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (2014-2018)

Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Cultural Heritage Conservation Program (2019–…)

 

Research Interests

  • Conservation of historic buildings
  • Preservation of historic urban environments
  • Museum Houses

Prof. Dr. Başak İPEKOĞLU (RETIRED)

Educational Background

B.Sc.: Gazi University (ADMMYO), Department of Architecture (1978)
M.Arch.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Restoration (1981)
Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture (1993)
Certificate on Stone Conservation, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation), Venice – ITALY (1979)
Certificate on Preventive Conservation in Museums, ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property), Rome – ITALY (1982)

Research Interest

  • Conservation of monuments 
  • Conservation of traditional historic districts 
  • Historic construction materials 
  • Anatolian Seljuk Architecture 

Prof. Dr. Hasan BÖKE (RETIRED)

Educational Background

B.Sc.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Chemistry (1984)
M.Arch.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Chemistry (1987)
Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Chemistry (1995)
NATO Science Fellowship Award by the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, with a project on “The Control of Sulfation Reaction of Marble by Using Some Chemical Compounds” in Geoscience Department, Louisville University, K.Y. USA. (November 1996 – May 1997)

Research Interest

  • Sulphur dioxide – calcite reaction mechanisms and its contro
  • Characterization of the physical, mechanical and chemical proporties of the historic mortars and plasters
  • Archaeometric studies on medieval glazed ceramics
  • Durability and compatibility of historic building materials

Inst. Dr. Önder MARMASAN (RETIRED)

Educational Background

B.Arch.: Middle East Techical University, Department of Architecture (1984)
M.Arch.: Middle East Techical University, Department of Restoration (1988)
Ph.D.: İzmir Institute of Technology, Department of City and Regional Planning (2007)

Research Interest

  • Historic construction techniques and materials
  • Conservative planning and legislation
  • Cultural landscapes
  • Remote sensing

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Selim Sarp TUNÇOKU (RETIRED)

Educational Background

B.Sc.: Ankara State Engineering and Architecture, Department of Architecture (1978)
M.Sc.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Restoration (1993)
Ph.D.: Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Architecture (2001)

Research Interest

Yurtdışı Kaynaklarla Desteklenen Projeler

Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji İş Birliği (COST)

European Research Council (ERC)

USA National Science Foundation

Uluslararası İşbirlikleri

Alman Arkeoloji Enstitüsü (DAI)

Georgia Institute of Technology ve University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Yerel Kaynaklarla Desteklenen Projeler

TÜBİTAK

İYTE AÜDP

İYTE

İYTE TAP

Devlet Planlama Teşkilatı (DPT)